Question

Question

Why did the American colonists have the Boston Tea Party?
Responses

to protest the tax on tea
to protest the tax on tea

to support the closing of Boston Harbor
to support the closing of Boston Harbor

to protest the treatment of British soldiers in the Boston Massacre
to protest the treatment of British soldiers in the Boston Massacre

to support buying tea from the East India Company

Answer 1

The correct response is to protest the tax on tea. The Boston Tea Party, which took place on December 16, 1773, was a direct action by American colonists against the British government and the Tea Act, which allowed the British East India Company to sell tea at reduced prices but still included a tax that the colonists opposed.